Eighteen faculty members received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

• Dr. Eric Bryan, promoted to professor of English and technical communication.
• Dr. Langtao Chen, promoted to associate professor of business and information technology and granted tenure.
• Dr. LiLi Eng, promoted to professor of business and information technology.
• Dr. Hanqing Fang, promoted to associate professor of business and information technology and granted tenure.
• Dr. Debra Griffith, promoted to librarian III (archives librarian).
• Dr. Sarah Hercula, promoted to associate professor of English and technical communication and granted tenure.
• Dr. Wenqing Hu, promoted to associate professor of mathematics and statistics and granted tenure.
• Dr. Chulsoon Hwang, promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and granted tenure.
• Dr. Clair Reynolds Kueny, promoted to associate professor of psychological science and granted tenure.
• Dr. Nishant Kumar, promoted to teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
• Dr. Xinhua Liang, promoted to professor of chemical and biochemical engineering.
• Dr. Marek Locmelis, promoted to associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering and granted tenure.
• Dr. Warner Meeks, promoted to associate teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
• Dr. Jonathan Obrist-Farner, promoted to associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering and granted tenure.
• Dr. Daniel Shank, promoted to associate professor of psychological science and granted tenure.
• Dr. Theresa Swift, promoted to teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering.
• Dr. Sanjay Tewari, promoted to associate teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.
• Dr. Yanzhi Zhang, promoted to professor of mathematics and statistics.